He has sold over 100 million records worldwide

A brilliant improviser

"Recorded at a time when literally everyone in the world was being forced to take stock

Helloween are considered one of the pioneering power metal bands

he has five biological and two adopted children

Franz Ferdinand - The Human Fear (Ltd. Edition White Vinyl, Gatefold sleeve) Swans He has sold over 100Franz Ferdinand are a band formed in Glasgow in 2002. The name of the band was originally inspired by a racehorse called Archduke Ferdinand. After seeing the horse win the Northumberland Plate in 2001, the band began to discuss Archduke Franz Ferdinand and thought it would be a good band name because of the alliteration of the name and the implications of the Archduke's death (his assassination was a significant factor in the lead up to World War I).